Improving metal reflectors by suppressing surface plasmon polaritons: A priori calculation of the internal reflectance of a solar cell

Light: Science and Applications

Volumn 2, Issue OCTOBER, 2013, Pages

  Holman, Zachary C ^a   De Wolf, Stefaan ^a   Ballif, Christophe ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Light trapping; Photovoltaics; Plasmon; Silicon; Solar cell

Indexed keywords

EID: 84891761480     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20477538     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/lsa.2013.62     Document Type: Article

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